Hi people! I'm in Egypt now - land of the pharaohs, tombs, temples and pyramids. Egypt is a really cool place and I learned so much while I was here.
We were on a National Geographic Expedition tour, cool huh? We had the best guide ever. His name is Aki and he knew everything there is to know about Egypt. He made learning so much fun and told us lots of stories about the pharaohs and ancient Egyptian gods.
One of the first things we did was go to the three great pyramids in Giza. We took lots of pictures and looked at how huge the boulders were that they used to build the pyramids. Each of the 3,000,000 rocks were bigger than me!
We were on a National Geographic Expedition tour, cool huh? We had the best guide ever. His name is Aki and he knew everything there is to know about Egypt. He made learning so much fun and told us lots of stories about the pharaohs and ancient Egyptian gods.
One of the first things we did was go to the three great pyramids in Giza. We took lots of pictures and looked at how huge the boulders were that they used to build the pyramids. Each of the 3,000,000 rocks were bigger than me!
We also saw the sphinx, which is a huge statue built for the pharaoh
Cheopz, who the biggest pyramid was built for. The sphinx guards the
entrance of the pyramids and since he's half lion, I wouldn't mess with
him.
Right near the three great pyramids, we got to see a new archeological site that's being excavated. This was where all of the workers who built the pyramids lived. Some workers were buried there and Ty and I got to help uncover a skeleton they found a couple of weeks ago.
That was really awesome. We got to use a brush to push away the sand so we could see the skull, just like real archaeologists.
We
also went on a cruise boat down the Nile, which is the biggest river in
the world. But we did not do the whole thing. We were on the boat for
three days and sailed from Aswan to Luxor. Luxor is where the Valley of
the Kings and Valley of the Queens are. While we were there, we went to
the tomb of King Tut! Yeah!
King Tut's tomb was so cool, but the one thing that surprised me was how small it was. Before we came to Luxor, we saw all of King Tut's treasure at the Cairo Museum and there was lots of it. I was so amazed after we went to the tomb that all of the treasure we saw at the museum could have fit in such a small tomb. They kind of just threw everything into a big pile. Since King Tut died so young they didn't have a lot of time to get his tomb ready. One really cool thing Aki told us was to make sure we noticed that the walls were just painted and not carved like the walls in all the other pharaoh's tombs because they didn't have time to carve it.
King
Tut died when he was only 19. It's now believed he died from a leg
infection even though some people think he was killed by the high
priests. When they examined the mummy, there was a hole in his head, so
some people thought that's how we died. Aki told us the hole was
probably caused by Howard Carter, the man who discovered the tomb.
Howard Carter really wanted the golden mask, but the mask was glued and
stuck on the mummy. The mummy actually got badly damaged when he tried
to remove the mask, which we got to see when we went into his tomb. We
were not allowed to take pictures though.
I really like King Tut, but my favorite is Horus. Horus is the falcon god of ancient Egypt. We went to a temple that was built to honor Horus, who was the god of the sky. It was so cool because it had so many huge doorways, pictures and hieroglyphics around it. I thought it was the coolest thing because there were statues and pictures of my favorite Egyptian god all over the place.
Another cool thing we did in Egypt was go to a papyrus shop where they showed us how the ancient Egyptians made paper.
They
take the stem of the papyrus plant and peel all the green off and the
stem that's left is shaped like a pyramid, which the Egyptians thought
was lucky. Then they cut the stem into strips and squeeze all the juice
out of them with a roller (like you would use to make cookies with).
Then they would put the strips in a bucket for a few days to get all
gooey. After that, they laid the strips on top of each other in a
criss-cross pattern and put that into a press. In a few days they
opened the press to take out the dried paper. Both Tyler and I got a
painting on papyrus with our names written in cartouche, which is what
they call it when they spell out your name using hieroglyphics.
That will be a cool thing to have to remember our great time in Egypt!
Right near the three great pyramids, we got to see a new archeological site that's being excavated. This was where all of the workers who built the pyramids lived. Some workers were buried there and Ty and I got to help uncover a skeleton they found a couple of weeks ago.
That was really awesome. We got to use a brush to push away the sand so we could see the skull, just like real archaeologists.
We
also went on a cruise boat down the Nile, which is the biggest river in
the world. But we did not do the whole thing. We were on the boat for
three days and sailed from Aswan to Luxor. Luxor is where the Valley of
the Kings and Valley of the Queens are. While we were there, we went to
the tomb of King Tut! Yeah!King Tut's tomb was so cool, but the one thing that surprised me was how small it was. Before we came to Luxor, we saw all of King Tut's treasure at the Cairo Museum and there was lots of it. I was so amazed after we went to the tomb that all of the treasure we saw at the museum could have fit in such a small tomb. They kind of just threw everything into a big pile. Since King Tut died so young they didn't have a lot of time to get his tomb ready. One really cool thing Aki told us was to make sure we noticed that the walls were just painted and not carved like the walls in all the other pharaoh's tombs because they didn't have time to carve it.
King
Tut died when he was only 19. It's now believed he died from a leg
infection even though some people think he was killed by the high
priests. When they examined the mummy, there was a hole in his head, so
some people thought that's how we died. Aki told us the hole was
probably caused by Howard Carter, the man who discovered the tomb.
Howard Carter really wanted the golden mask, but the mask was glued and
stuck on the mummy. The mummy actually got badly damaged when he tried
to remove the mask, which we got to see when we went into his tomb. We
were not allowed to take pictures though.I really like King Tut, but my favorite is Horus. Horus is the falcon god of ancient Egypt. We went to a temple that was built to honor Horus, who was the god of the sky. It was so cool because it had so many huge doorways, pictures and hieroglyphics around it. I thought it was the coolest thing because there were statues and pictures of my favorite Egyptian god all over the place.
Another cool thing we did in Egypt was go to a papyrus shop where they showed us how the ancient Egyptians made paper.
They
take the stem of the papyrus plant and peel all the green off and the
stem that's left is shaped like a pyramid, which the Egyptians thought
was lucky. Then they cut the stem into strips and squeeze all the juice
out of them with a roller (like you would use to make cookies with).
Then they would put the strips in a bucket for a few days to get all
gooey. After that, they laid the strips on top of each other in a
criss-cross pattern and put that into a press. In a few days they
opened the press to take out the dried paper. Both Tyler and I got a
painting on papyrus with our names written in cartouche, which is what
they call it when they spell out your name using hieroglyphics. That will be a cool thing to have to remember our great time in Egypt!
dear cousins
I really liked your blogs, i hope you had a great boat ride to Egypt.
( get a good souvenir )
I can't beileve the pyramids were made of 3,000,000 blocks!
hope you all will have a great time at your hotel in germany!
best wishes william .R in britain.
Dear Stefan and Tyler,
I loved the news that you went to egypt.
Talking about this I was born in egypt!
I know alot about it.
Loved your blog!
Love,
Sarah
November 14 2009 2:30 PM
its cool but u should tape u going in to the pyramids u know.make more videos and stuff write me back
i think that is so dumb that some people think mummys' will become alive someday! but it is so cool you got to go to egypt! i love egypt!!! i'm only 9 years old and know a lot about egypt.
like i know that there is several layers of clay and stuff to make a tomb i also know that a mummy's brain has to be pulled out through it's nose i also know tha thte mummy's intestents are put in to a special case.
i love egypt!!! from Emma123
i think that is so dumb that some people think mummys' will become alive someday! but it is so cool you got to go to egypt! i love egypt!!! i'm only 9 years old and know a lot about egypt.
like i know that there is several layers of clay and stuff to make a tomb i also know that a mummy's brain has to be pulled out through it's nose i also know tha thte mummy's intestents are put in to a special case.
i love egypt!!! from Emma123
i think that is so dumb that some people think mummys' will become alive someday! but it is so cool you got to go to egypt! i love egypt!!! i'm only 9 years old and know a lot about egypt.
like i know that there is several layers of clay and stuff to make a tomb i also know that a mummy's brain has to be pulled out through it's nose i also know tha thte mummy's intestents are put in to a special case.
i love egypt!!! from Emma123
that is so cool i have always dreamed about going to egypt(though the dreams sumtimes turn to nitemares!)
That's incredible, especially the pyramid block image.
It's like looking into the eyes of a giant golem :)
Hope you guys had fun,
lucky you got to go!
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thats awesome i always wanted to go to egypt u guys r so lucky
I am a 6th grader in New York and we are studying about Egypt right now in class.One thing I really liked in your blog was that you traveled to Egypt because it has unique places.Another thing I thought that was cool was the great pyramid because it has 3,000,000 rocks.
Cool blog im writing a book about egypt
Well,although I like those information about Egypt,I just still don't want to go to Egypt and I don't know why!
:o!!
Dear Writers,
I think it is cool that you got to see King Tut. Must be nice to visit Egypt. The teacher who teaches my weakest class went to Egypt ,but during the visit to Egypt her passport got expired so she can't come back to America.
Sincerly,
Cooldude112
Dear,Global Bros
You guys are so lucky! I've always wanted to go to
Egypt,to learn about all the Pharaohs and the Pyramids! That picture of you two on the on the giant rock is amazing!I hope to go someday!
P.S you two are very fortunate.
How far did you get to go inside the pyramids?
From:Charlotte
This is pro when I think about it. Is it hot there?? Did u have to climb a lot to reach where you were on the pyramid. King tut is awesome.
Cooldude did
your teacher ever come back lol?????????????????????????????
i'M WITH Conner9867!MORE MOVIES!